# Accident 20070401005529A: Cessna U206G, Ft Lauderdale, FL, April 1, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 2007, 17:33 local time
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Airport: Ft Lauderdale Executive
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1972° N, 80.1706° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1972&lon=-80.1706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N828EW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N828EW-2007-04-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206G (registry code 2073356, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206G
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 850 total, 7 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA07CA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07CA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070401005529A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON APRIL 1, 2007 AT ABOUT 1733 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 206G AIRCRAFT, N828EW REGISTERED TO THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^, OPERATING AS A 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT, ATTEMPTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD IN FT. LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA .22 MILES WEST OF FT. LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE PRIVATE RATED PILOT REPORTED MINOR INJURIES. THE PILOT STATED FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA ENROUTE TO FT. LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (FXE), AS TURNING BASE TO FINAL HE SWITCHED FUEL TANKS FROM THE RIGHT TANK AND LOST POWER THEN SWITCHED BACK TO THE RIGHT TANK BUT DID NOT TURN ON THE FUEL PUMP OR TRY TO RESTART THE ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND NOSE DOWN WITH A HIGH RATE OF DESCENT, THE AIRCRAFT NOSE GEAR AND BELLY POD WAS RIPPED OFF, AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK. INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT FOUND THAT THE LEFT FUEL TANK HAD A LARGE QUANTITY OF FUEL BUT NO FUEL WAS OBSERVED IN THE RIGHT TANK, THE FLAPS WERE IN THE FULL UP POSITION WITH THE HANDLE IN THE UP POSITION. THE PILOT STATED THE FLAPS DID NOT WORK WHEN HE TRIED TO USE THEM.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA07CA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07CA070), Apr 1, 2007: Cessna 206G (N828EW), Fort Lauderdale, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel management during the landing approach, resulting in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, and a forced off-airport landing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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